Studio Teaching Artist – Mott Haven

THE BOYS' CLUB OF NEW YORK INC; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

First Aid/CPR training assumed

Job summary

The Boys Club of New York (BCNY) Bronx, NY invites an engaging Teaching Artist to lead Studio Art activities for boys aged 6–12. You will teach sculpture, painting, illustration, graphic design, and iMovie, guiding four to twenty students per class and helping them explore creativity while maintaining safety.

The role is part-time, non-exempt, 10 hours per week, located at 565 Morris Ave. Prior youth-development or afterschool experience is preferred; associate degree or equivalent is expected;

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
• Experience with youth development, afterschool programs, or education is preferred.
• Experience with graphics software including Photoshop and InDesign is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration and practice that provides students with opportunities to observe, investigate and practice skills.
• Teach lessons using various fine art techniques and materials.
• Assist with daily set up, daily clean up and transportation.
• Model and enforce adherence to sound health and safety practices for each member.
• Engage with members and use appropriate strategies to preemptively defuse inappropriate behavior and encourage positive interactions.
• Prepare and administer written, oral and performance assessments and determine progress.
• Review instructional content, methods, and student performance to assess strengths and weaknesses and develop curriculum adjustments.
• Complete and timely submission of program reports including supply requests, lesson plans and timesheets.
• Ensure proper care of all materials, organize room and report damaged items to prevent injuries.

Skills

Youth development

Education

Computer graphics

Web design

Animation

First Aid/CPR

Education

AA or equivalent

Tools

Photoshop

Acrobat

InDesign

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Illustrator

Job description

Position Teaching Artist Studio Art Location 565 Morris Ave Bronx NY 10451 Salary Range 3000 Hours 10 hours per week Employment Type Part Time Non Exempt

About Us

Founded in 1876 The Boys Club of New York BCNY is a youth development organization with the mission to empower boys and young men ages 7 to 21 by providing effective programs and a supportive community BCNY provides evidence based programs to address the evolving social emotional health creative educational and vocational needs of our members in meaningful lasting ways BCNY develops programs to cultivate positive qualities in members and strives to continually deepen and broaden our impact

Job Summary

We have an opportunity for an engaging Teaching Artist to teach StudioArt ie sculpture painting sculpture illustration graphic design and i movie etc to boys ages 6 12 years old The Teaching Artist will lead classes of four to twenty boys We are seeking a reliable highly motivated candidate

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction demonstration and practice that provides students with opportunities to observe investigate and practice skills
• Teach lessons using various fine art techniques and materials
• Assist with daily set up daily clean up and transportation
• Model and enforce adherence to sound health and safety practices for each member
• Engage with members and use appropriate strategies to preemptively defuse inappropriate behavior and encourage positive interactions
• Prepare and administer written oral and performance assessments and determine progress
• Review instructional content methods and student performance in order to assess strengths and weaknesses and develop recommendations for curriculum revision development or elimination
• Responsible for completing and the timely submission of all program reports relative to this position including but not limited to supply requests lesson plans and timesheets
• Ensure proper care of all area materials organize room and report any misused or damaged materials to the department director in order to prevent injuries or damage

Qualifications

• Previous experience in youth development education or afterschool
• Associates degree A A or equivalent from a two year college or technical school
• or two years related experience andor training
• or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Junior level or higher preferred
• Experience with multiple computer programs and software eg Photoshop Acrobat InDesign Premiere Pro After Effects
• DOH and DOE fingerprinted desirable
• First Aid and CPR Certification desirable
• Advanced knowledge of Computer graphics Web design Animation Online search skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and to address the varying needs of the boys in our program
• Experience working with economically and educationally disadvantaged youth with a sound understanding of the social and cultural issues facing urban families is preferred
• Resume and Cover letter required

Equal Opportunity

The Boys Club of New York is an equal opportunity employerand makes employment decisions without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability status or any other status protected by law If you have a disability or other protected need requiring an accommodation please contact Human Resources